Cosmos
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Published
Studio City, CA : Cosmos Studios, c2000.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
00804387101097, 804387101097

Notes

General Note
Based on the 1989 television series: Cosmos.
Creation/Production Credits
Series director-executive producer, Adrian Malone ; writers, Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, Steven Soter. For restored version: executive producer, Ann Druyan ; co-executive producer, Joe Firmage ; producer, Kent Gibson ; writers, Ann Druyan, Steven Soter.
Participants/Performers
Presenter: Carl Sagan.
Description
Host Carl Sagan takes viewers to the edge of the universe aboard the spaceship of the imagination in this 13-part series. Through beautiful special effects, viewers witness quasars, exploding galaxies, star clusters, supernovas, and pulsars. Returning to the solar system, viewers enter an astonishing recreation of the Alexandrian Library, seat of learning on Earth 2000 years ago.
Description
In episode 2, Dr. Carl Sagan's cosmic calendar makes the 15-billion year history of the universe understandable and frames the origin of the Earth and the evolution of life from microbes to humans. An understanding of how life developed on Earth enables imaginative speculations on what forms life might take elsewhere in the cosmos. Episode 3 includes a historical re-creation of the life of Johannes Kepler -- the last scientific astrologer, the first modern astronomer, and the author of the first science fiction novel. Kepler provided the insight into how the moon and the planets move in their orbits and ultimately how to journey to them.
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Episode 4 features a descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface, serving as a warning for our world about the possible consequences of the increasing greenhouse effect. Then Dr. Sagan leads viewers on a tour of the Solar System to see how other heavenly bodies have suffered various cosmic catastrophes. Episode 5 asks "Is there life on Mars?" Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a never-before-seen look at the red planet through the eyes of science fiction authors and then through the unblinking eyes of two Viking spacecrafts that have sent thousands of pictures of the stunning Martian landscape back to Earth since 1976.
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Episode 6 shows the exhilaration of the 17th Century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in their quest for wealth and knowledge and compares that to the excitement of Voyager's expeditions to Jupiter and Saturn. The newly acquired treasures of our present golden age of exploration are the focus of this episode. Episode 7 tells how humans once thought the stars were campfires in the sky and the Milky Way "The Backbone of the Night." In this fascinating segment, Dr. Carl Sagan takes viewers back to ancient Greece when the right answer to such a basic question as "What are the stars?" was first glimpsed. He visits the Brooklyn elementary school of his childhood where this same question is still being asked.
System Details
DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
Language
English soundtrack with subtitles available in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese and English.
Language
Closed captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sagan, C., Druyan, A., Soter, S., & Malone, A. (2000). Cosmos (Digitally re-mastered, restored and enhanced version.). Cosmos Studios.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carl Sagan et al.. 2000. Cosmos. Cosmos Studios.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Carl Sagan et al.. Cosmos Cosmos Studios, 2000.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sagan, Carl, Ann Druyan, Steven Soter, and Adrian Malone. Cosmos Digitally re-mastered, restored and enhanced version., Cosmos Studios, 2000.

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